Aww Sh..............

Sorry Doc,

Sh…........... happens to the best work. I guess turning is even more risky than making things from parts.

Looks like a fine attempt though. I like the basket weave.

Good luck on the real thing!

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Sorry about that Doc. Better luck next time.

-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com

just look at it as an unplaned design change and turn a new base to complement the design…or… I made a ring holder that looks very similar to whats left turned upside down :)

No luck, I,m afraid that it happens to us all at one time or another!

Last week I thought I had almost finished carving an anniversay plate for a golden wedding, upon nearing completion the person I am making the plate for informed me that she gave me the wrong spelling for her mothers maiden name, it should have been MacLeod and not McLeod as I had carved.

At times like these we need to look on the bright side of life!

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

how are you going to save this?? The basket weave is amazing.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

That is a shame. The top part looks excellent.

I like the make a new base idea. This is too beautiful to throw in the burn barrel.

-- Berta in NC

A beautiful piece.

It’s a dirty shame, but you should be able to make a new base though.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I definitely think I’d turn a new base and glue it together.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

I hate when that happens. The next one shouldn’t take as long and will probably be nicer. Things happen for a reason. The frustrating part is figuring out the reason. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

But isn’t that the point about practice – to be better coming out of it. I used to get one iron wood pen out of two because of flaking – can be frustrating.

-- Phil in British Columbia

I agree with Greg. Make a base and glue them together. Good luck

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Doh! :(

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Shame about that!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Turn a new base and center drill it to the same diameter as the spindle, I doubt you would even see the joint if the wood is a close match.

What you thought to be the ‘easy’ part turns out not to be so easy.

Chin up and on to the next woodworking experiment.

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles